Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-09-09
The Excommunication.

phen's Roman Catholic Church, New
York, is given below. 1t is taken from
the regular document issued from Rome.
By the authority of God Almighty,
the Father, the Son and Holy Ghost,
and of the undefled Virgin Mary,
mother and patroness of our Saviour,
and of all the celestial virtues, angels,
archangels. thrones, dominions, pow
ers, cherubim, seraphim and OF all the
holy partriarchs, prophets, and of all
the apostles and evangelists, and OF the
holy innocents, who in the sight of the
Holy Lamb are found worthy to sing
the new schg of the holy martyrs and
holy confessors, and of the holy virgins,
and of all the saints together, with the
holy and elect OF God, we excommunl-
cate and anathematiZe this malefactor,
Edward McGlynn, and from the thres-
hold of Holy Church of God Almighty
we sequester him that he may be tor
mented, disposed and delivered over
with Dathan, aud Abiram, and with
those who say unto the Lord God: "De-
part from us, we desire none of thy
ways" Aud as fire is quenched with
water so let the light of him be put out
forevermore unless he shall repent
sand make satisfaction" Amen.
May the Father, who created man,
curse him.
May the Son, who suffered for us,
curse him!
May The Holy Ghost, who was given
to us in baptism, curse him!
May the Holy cross, which Christ, for
our salvation, triumphing over his ene-
mics, aseended, curse him!
May the holy and eternal Virgin
Mary, mother of God, curse him!
May st. Michael, the advocate Of holy
souls, curse him!
May all the angels, AnG archangels,
principalities and powers, and all the
heavenly armies, curse him!
May the praise worthy multitude Of
patrarchs and prophets, curse HIM!
May st. John the Precursor, and ST.
John the Baptist, and st. Peter, aud st.
Paul, and st. Andrew, and all other
Christ's apostles, together curse him!
And may the rest of his disciples and
four evangelists, who by their preach
ing converted the universal world, and
may the holy'and wonderful company
of Martyrs and confessors, who by their
works are found pleasing TO God AL
mighty, curse him!
May the holy choir of the holy vir-
gins, who for the honor OF Christ have
despised the things of the world, curse
him!
May all the saints who, from the be-
ginning of the world unto eyerlast-
ing ages, are found to be beloved of
God, curse him!
May the heavens, and earth, and all
the holy things remaining therein,
curse him
May he be cursed, wherever he be
whether in the house or stables, the
garden or the field, or the highway, or
in the path, or in the woods, or in the
water, or in the church!
May he be cursed in living, in dying,
in eating and drinking, in being hun
cry, in being thirsty, in fasting, in
sleeping, in slumbering, in waking, in
walking, in standing, in sitting, In ly-
ing, in working, in resting, -,
-, and in blood letting.
May he be cursed in all the faculties
of his body!
May he be cursed inwardly and out
wardly!
May he be cursed in his brains, anG
In his yertex. In his temples, In his
forehead, in his ears, in his eye brows,
in his cheeks, in his jaw-bone, in his
nostrils, in his foreteeth and grinders,
in his lips, in his throat, In his sboul- !
ders, in his wrists, in his arms, In his |
hands, in his fingers, in his mouth, in
his breast, in bis heart aad purtenance,
and his bottomest stomach, in his reins,
and in his groin, in his thighs, in his
-, ard in his hips, and his knees,
his legs, his feet, and toe nails!
May he be cursed in all his joints and |
articulations of his members from the
top Of his head to the sole Of his feet |
May there be no soundness In him.
May the Son OF the living God, with
all the glory Of his Majesty, curse him.
and may heaven, when all the powers
which move therein, rise up against (
him. and damn him unless he repent
and make satisfaction! Amen. SO be It;
so be il. Amen. i
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